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# Skandapurana 5.197.17

Skandapurāṇa 5.197.17

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [5.197.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.197.17)

sakṛjjalpaṃti rājānaḥ sakṛjjalpaṃti ca dvijāḥ ..  
sakṛtkanyāḥ pradīyaṃte trīṇyetāni sakṛtsakṛt .. 17 ..

> Kings speak but once; brahmins speak but once; / maidens are given away but once—these three occur only once. 17  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.197.17) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Hāṭakeśvaramāhātmya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.hatakesvaramahatmya.198.17) — Sanskrit

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